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Vain girls in specs car peril


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Переведите на английский язык (перевод можете выполнить на листе бумаги, а затем сверить с ответами внизу):

  1. У нее была толстая черная подводка и розовый лак для ногтей.
  2. Опасное подростковое течение провоцирует депрессию и самоубийство.
  3. Местные СМИ раскритиковали планы постройки тюрьмы в районе.

Сегодняшняя статья.

Vain girls in specs car peril

MILLIONS of women who need glasses routinely drive without them, a study shows.
Around 3.8million put other road users at risk by not being able to see properly — mainly because they think specs make them look like TV’s gawky Ugly Betty.
The study for insurers Sheilas’ Wheels found 14 million female motorists need glasses to meet the legal requirement of reading a car number at 70ft.
But one in four regularly drives without them — and one in five has had a crash or close shave within the past year as a result.
Incredibly one in 16 believes they are SAFE to get behind the wheel despite their poor vision.
Many also admit they forget to keep prescriptions up to date or carry spare specs in their cars.
Kelly Plahay, director of charity The Eyecare Trust, said: "With so many fashionable glasses and contact lenses now there is no excuse."

Источник: http://www.thesun.co.uk/

Словарь

vain - someone who is vain is too proud of their good looks, abilities, or position - used to show disapproval. Vain is a disapproving word meaning that someone thinks they are very special, especially because they are very proud of the way they look. (показной, самолюбивый)
Men can be just as vain as women.
specs - glasses that help you see (очки)
peril - [literary or formal] great danger, especially of being harmed or killed (опасность, риск)
They put their own lives in peril to rescue their friends.
gawky - someone who is gawky moves or behaves in an awkward way [= clumsy] (неуклюжий)
Ugly Betty - Катя Пушкарева
motorist - someone who drives a car [= driver] (автомобилист)
12,000 motorists were stopped for speeding in the police crackdown.
a close shave - a situation in which you only just avoid an accident or something (едва избежать опасности)
Phew, that was a close shave.
prescription - a piece of paper on which a doctor writes what medicine a sick person should have, so that they can get it from a pharmacist (рецепт)

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Ответы

  1. She was wearing thick, black eyeliner and pink nail polish.
  2. The dangerous teen trend encourages depression and suicide.
  3. Local media slammed plans to build a prison in the area.

Your sincerely,
Дмитрий Борисов
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